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The 2018 Melanesian Arts Festival will be hosted in the Solomons. With just a year away, the national government is working hard to ensure it will successfully host the Melanesian Arts Festival comes 2018. During the mini-festival held in Honiara last year Minister of Culture and Tourism Bartholomew Parapolo said the country was successful in…

Robert Sisilo, the country’s new Permanent Representative to the United Nations, was commissioned yesterday. Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, George Milner Tozaka, officiated the ceremony. The ceremony, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET), was witnessed by the Acting Permanent Secretary, Joseph Ma’ahanua and senior officials from the ministry.…

Our Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare departs today for his second Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) capital tour covering Port Vila, Suva and Port Moresby respectively. The visit to be made in Prime Minister Sogavare’s capacity as the MSG Chair will see the discussion of issues concerning and relevant to the MSG with fellow Melanesian leaders, Prime…

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) yesterday donated over $29,000 worth of farming tools and seedlings for the earthquake victims in Makira Ulawa Province. The donation was presented by MAL permanent secretary Jimmy Saelea to the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) director Loti Yates. Mr Saelea said this assistance was part of MAL’s…

A Chief has condemned the actions of the man who stabbed his heavily pregnant estranged wife, killing her unborn child. Chief Frank Roboolite’e said this is an “evil act”. “This is the worst killing act and I really condemned this evil act,” Chief Roboolite’e said. “Committing such evil deeds will not take you anywhere but only…

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has maintained that it has at all times ensures compliance with the requirements of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and other subsidiary legislations which includes Financial Instructions (FI) that provides general procurement limits. Permanent Secretary Jimi Saelea made the clarification when responding to a front page article…

The Republic of China/Taiwan ambassador Victor Te-Sun Yu will leave the country tomorrow after successfully serving his country in the Solomon Islands. Victor Yu has served as ROC’s ambassador to the Solomon Islands in the past three years. During his tenure, Mr Yu has maintained the strong and cordial relationship that the two countries enjoyed…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has farewelled the out-going ROC/Taiwan Ambassador to Solomon Islands Victor Te-Sun Yu. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Milner Tozaka hosted a farewell dinner, which the ambassador said was an honourable thing to him. Mr Tozaka expressed the government’s appreciation for the leadership and wisdom possessed by H.E in guiding Taiwan’s…

Negotiation with the world’s largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei for the implementation of Solomon Islands submarine cable project will commence as soon as the CEO of the Solomon Islands Submarine Cable Company (SISCC) assumes duty, the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MOFT) announced. In a statement issued today, the ministry said, “Arrangements are now underway…

Solomon Islands has made history by winning the U12 boys futsal Category in the FFA National Futsal Championship in Australia for the second time in a row. The U12 boys defended their title with a 5-2 win over grand final rival, New South Wale (NSW) Lightnings at the at Sydney Olympic Park, State Sports Centre…

Solomon Islands police are yet to arrest a PNG Defence Force naval officer for allegedly raping a woman in Honiara last month during a cocktail party at the PNG High Commission, police media officer Desmond Rave told a PNG newspaper last Friday. Although no reasons were given for the lengthy investigation Rave said that the…

The Red Cross operated Special Development Centre (SDC) at Rifle Range in West Honiara has take delivery of a new 30-seater school bus yesterday. This came after Japanese Ambassador to Solomon Islands Kenichi Kimiya and the SDC Principal Jiope Ralulu Iputu signed a cheque worth SBD$461,566.75 for the purchase of the new bus in October…